Just four weeks to go! We’re now in the final preparation phase. All tickets for entries received so far were shipped in bulk from Seattle yesterday and will be posted on to everyone by John Hicks in Gotherington as soon as he receives them. The package included plenty of spare tickets so don’t worry if you haven’t entered yet. We can take entries right down to the day before, as VERY late entrants can collect their ticket envelopes at the gate. And of course you can simply turn up on the day and pay at the gate, but only advance entries receive a free climb, Commemorative Programme and raffle ticket.
Spectators are most welcome and can also book in advance for ten pounds per person, or you can pay at the gate for fifteen pounds per person. Parking in the Orchard is free.
Right now, we are holding 238 entries – easily a record for Pre-War Prescott, but by careful management, we have slightly fewer climbs allocated than last year. You can continue to enter online at http://prewarprescott.com/?page_id=161.
The Commemorative Programme is completed and ready to ship to the printers in Cheltenham and the Tour Handbooks for Sunday have now been printed. The To Do list is still a page and a half, but we’re getting there!
The weekend will kick off at the Gardeners Arms at Alderton (a couple of miles north of Prescott) where we are expecting a good crowd including the Dutch MG contingent who always add fun to any gathering! (Not the change from the Hobnails which is now shut.) All early arrivers are warmly invited to help us kick off the weekend!
Camping is available all weekend in the Orchard (just pay five pound a night to the Bugatti owners Club office some time on Saturday.)
Jayne and I are flying to Heathrow from Seattle with our family on the Tuesday night before PWP, we we have just over three weeks to wrap everything up now. The two biggest outstanding tasks are to finalize the clues for Sunday and also to finalize the marshaling roster. If you volunteered to marshal and received the draft roster recently but have not confirmed your slot yet, please do so ASAP – thanks.
As we count down to the weekend, I’ll be posting more frequent updates here, so keep an eye on the website now as the days count down.
See you soon!